The first housing estate to conform to level four of the government's new Code for Sustainable Homes is to be constructed in Carlisle.
Plans are to be submitted for the development of 42 homes at the Paddock, an area of land where the Carlisle racecourse used to be.
Developer ndhomes said that solar panels are to be used to produce
sustainable energy for central heating and hot water while other energy saving features will include triple-glazed windows, air source heat pumps, rainwater harvesting and recycling bins.
By 2013, every new home in the UK will need to be built to this energy-saving standard.
Martyn Boak, managing director of ndhomes, said the project will combine
clean energy with luxury features.
"We are extremely proud to be the first house-builder to be recognised as designing to level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes by the organisation running the code for the government, and to be doing so four years before the government's target of 2013," he stated.
Shropshire Star reported that half of the eco-friendly homes at the Telford Millennium Community in Ketley have been sold.
